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November 1987

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 4-6

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  1. 1st November 1987For the curve y = 4/x, work out y when x = 1, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  2. 2nd November 1987A coach travels 20 km in 0.5 hours, then 20 km in 0.5 hours. Work out the average speed for the whole journey, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd November 1987A trapezium has parallel sides of 12 cm and 21 cm, 16 cm apart. Work out its area.
  4. 4th November 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.1. It is thrown 500 times. How many heads would you expect?
  5. 5th November 198755 beetles are marked and released. Later 72 are caught, of which 8 are marked. Estimate the population.
  6. 6th November 1987A bill is £624 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  7. 7th November 1987Factorise x^2 - 7x + 6.
  8. 8th November 1987Erin drives 150 km in 2.5 hours. Work out the average speed in km/h.
  9. 9th November 1987Four angles meet at a point. Three of them are 57°, 42° and 188°. Work out the fourth.
  10. 10th November 1987A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  11. 11th November 1987A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 44 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  12. 12th November 1987Work out (49 x 10^10) / (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  13. 13th November 1987Does the point (0, -3) satisfy y > 4x - 8?
  14. 14th November 1987Red and blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9. There are 60 red sweets. How many sweets are there altogether?
  15. 15th November 1987A prism has a triangular cross-section with base 10 cm and height 11 cm. The prism is 10 cm long. Work out its volume.
  16. 16th November 1987A bag holds 7 red and 3 blue counters. One is taken, replaced, then another is taken. Work out the probability both are red.
  17. 17th November 1987230 people were surveyed. 40 were adults, of whom 20 said yes. 35 of the children said yes. How many said yes altogether?
  18. 18th November 1987A meal deal has 5 mains, 4 sides and 6 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  19. 19th November 1987A line has gradient -4 and passes through (4, -20). Work out its equation.
  20. 20th November 1987A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. Two villages are 2 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they in real life, in km?
  21. 21st November 1987Work out the size of one exterior angle of a regular decagon.
  22. 22nd November 1987A biased coin lands on heads with probability 0.25. It is thrown 100 times. How many heads would you expect?
  23. 23rd November 1987A box plot has minimum 12, lower quartile 20, median 29, upper quartile 37 and maximum 45. Work out the interquartile range.
  24. 24th November 1987A bill is £816 including VAT at 20%. Work out the amount before VAT.
  25. 25th November 1987Make x the subject of y = 6x^2 - 5.
  26. 26th November 1987A pack of 9 batteries costs £5.40. A pack of 27 costs £15.12. Which pack is better value?
  27. 27th November 1987The bearing of B from A is 142°. Work out the bearing of A from B.
  28. 28th November 1987A bag holds 6 red and 2 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
  29. 29th November 1987A scatter graph plots a phone's age and its resale value. What type of correlation would you expect?
  30. 30th November 1987Work out (30 x 10^6) / (5 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.

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